The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.



Mississippi road.
wn. vandergrift, division superintendent on
one Of the Minneapolis roads, 10 spending day
Dr. two with old time friends in this city.
Mr. Maxwell, agent of the Lake Erie &
Western At this point. who has been Ill for a
aouple of weeks. was much better yesterday
that he was st his Office for half hour.
Freight traffic over the Evansville g. Terre
Haute road is very heavy. A train load of
melons goes north daily. and fifty to sixty car
loads Of wheat gathered up on the line.
Indications that the Indiana Midland
road will be extended TO Rockville. A survey
ing party put in the field yesterday to lay
pus the best line 10 build over from twenty
miles west OF Lebanon to Rockville
Mike Breen. father OF Conductor Breen.
the p, FL w. & c.. died at FIT Wayne on Sun
road at that point for thirty two years. and had
never failed to be at mis- post on time
The Pennsylvania has recently been loaning
money ont OF it's surplus on collateral. which IS
charged Ia Eve per cent loan Of 81. 900. 900
was made by the company at this rate a few
days ago.
The Louisville Southern management say that
their road will be compieted TO the Kentucky
and Indian bridge by Christmas. This company
expects to enter into favorable traffic agree
ment with the L.. ". A. g. c. for buriness to and
from Northern points.
on the new Union railway station, who is paid an
average of $18 per day for his work. The con-
tractor says he will do more in ine work than
three or four ordinary carvers, consequently he
In n valuable man to have
The management OF the Lake Erie g. Western
have no much increased their business at this
point that an additional switching engine and
train crew have been put How to enlarge
their freight depot and otter yards is problem
General Manager Bradley is now studying.
The Id e S. Railway Company has been en-
gagged for some weeks in filing up q trestle over
1000 feet in length near Guion. The work is
nearing completion, and does away with q
trestle which, although seemingly substantial,
gave President Hammond considerable anxiety.
w. r. Cooley, general agent OF the Union Pa
cifc. With headquarters at Buffalo, N. Y. has
rendered his resi- sr alton, TO take effect on Aug
j. He will spend a short time with his father
in-law, Geo. Butler, OF the !. B. a. W., and then
30 to Omaha to engage in the real estate bust
ness.
The employees in the railroad yards claim that
the thermometer during the late heated term,
much OF the time has ranged between Ave and
the numerous tracks. the gravel, and no shade
giving the sun an opportunity to get in its best
work.
Freight agents state that notwithstanding the
seemingly low rates at which property Ia carried
under the revised tariffs, freights as whole
pay more per ton per mile hauled than they have
nc any time in the last ten years, as there
special rates given. The rates formerly ruled o
good deal below tariff.
Charles Nelson, So perintendent OF the c., H.
~ D.-Vandalia, was In the city yesterday, and
then went west to Terre Haute, where he will
remain for couple of days The location Of
his Office at Indianapolis still hangs are, General
Manager Waite having been too busy thus far to
give the matter much thought.
r.. A. Ford, general passenger agent OF the
the Pennsylvania lines west or Pittsburg, true
TO his proposition, has raised the salaries OF a
majority OF the ticket agents on the lines to re.
imburse them for their loss in commissions. In
fe per cent, and even more at some Of the most
tmportant points.
The trunk lines and their western connections
nre somewhat disturbed that the Kanawha fast
nearly all the dry goods and other frst-class
freights shipped west from New York and Phil
adelphia to this section. Doubtless q differen-
tal of 10 to Is cents per 100 pounds has az much
20 do with drawing the business over that route
any other thing.
Neither OF the roads which have been engaged
Va boycotting certain Western lines for paying
commissions show any signs of withdra wing the
boycott General Passenger Agents Smith of
the Lake Shore. and Ford. of the Pennsylvania,
have given their agents to understand that they
must enter into the spirit OF the boycott against
the Western commission-paying roads.
Grain men say that it was supposed that the
interstate law would prevent the Union line.
In connection with Hancock & Co., carrying the
but the old programme of years past, when
grain begins to move briskly. Is being carried
out, and the leading question is, how can Han
cock pay more for grain loaded in Union Line
cars than can any other firm.
The Indiana Midland is proving thorn in the
flesh Of the roads it crosses. taking out OF Leb-
anon freight which the c.. l., st. L. e. G. think
themselves entitled to; of Westfield freight
which the L., N. A. &c G. think they should get,
and out Of Noblesvile freight which tho Lake
Erie Western claim should 60 out by their line.
lines at Anderson. The amount is reaching
thirty to forty cars per day.
The Wabash Western, operating the Detroit
Il Eel River road claim to be- running, between
a and ~ nnAsa xwrsth - r.
Chicago 81 Atlantic, some of the fastest trains
run in this country. The distance between the
points named is 296 miles, and is covered in
seven hours and thirty minutes, time for stops
mt stations ard railroad crossings to be deduct
I'd. IL is said the average speed Of the train
from Detroit to Chicago is AZ miles per hour.
The managers Of the larger theatrical troupes
are q good deal disturbed over rate matters, and
IRE already taking steps to what can be done
10 help them out in the matter the coming sea-
son. Theatrical manager McCaull says the in
terstate law cost him $500 in extra railroad
fares the first month after it went into effect.
Another theatrical manager, Mr.. Rice. offered
Mr. Monett, Of rEe New York Central, the other
Gay, 81, 900 toward testing the law which obliges
them to pay the lame fares other people. Mr..
Monet, after consideration, declined the offer,
which is now standing one to any railroad COM
pany.
1t In stated on seeming good authority that
the Wabash Western owners have an option on
the Toledo. ST. Louis 81 Kansas City road, and
probably they will take it in the work
or converting it into standard gauge ID COM
pleted. To outsiders, however. this would seem
Ia be more OF club that the Wabash Western
Ia holding over the Wabash east of the Missis-
sipi, which ID the proper connection of the Wa
bash Western this side of the river for Detroit
and Toledo. Should the t.. St L. d e. G. peo-
pie. however, carry ont their programme in re-
building an making standard guage their road,
which they will doubtless do, they will have
better road from ST. Louis to Toledo than the
present Wabash ever has been or 10 likely to pe
for some years to come unless other parties
take hold Of the property than those who have
been manipulating iss affairs for years past.
General and Miscellaneous.
The Grand Trunk road is having its passenger
eoaches equipped with the travellers head rest,